{"id":31661,"date":"2026-05-23T11:22:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T02:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=31661"},"modified":"2026-05-23T11:22:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T02:22:13","slug":"as26118-katana-kiyoshige-zoushinshinto-period-province-unknownnbthk-hozon-token","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/product\/31661\/as26118-katana-kiyoshige-zoushinshinto-period-province-unknownnbthk-hozon-token\/","title":{"rendered":"AS26118 Katana: Kiyoshige Zou(Shinshinto period, province unknown)(NBTHK Hozon Token)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ordering Number: AS26118 <\/p>\n<p>Katana in Shirasaya with Koshirae (NBTHK Hozon Token)<\/p>\n<p>Inscription: Kiyoshige Zou \u6e05\u91cd\u9020 (Shinshinto period, province unknown)<\/p>\n<p>We divide works in to Saijo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku,and Regular Saku.<br \/>\nThis piece is ranked as Jyojyo Saku for Mumei(). <\/p>\n<p>Habaki: gold-plated single habaki<br \/>\nBlade Length: 69.7cm (27.44in)<br \/>\nCurvature: 2.0cm (0.79in)<br \/>\nMekugi-ana: 1<br \/>\nMotohaba: 3.32cm (1.31in)<br \/>\nSakihaba: 2.98cm (1.17in)<br \/>\nKasane: 0.77cm (0.30in)<br \/>\nWeight: 905g<\/p>\n<p>Era: Late Edo period <\/p>\n<p>Shape: wide, thick blade with slightly deep curvature and long kissaki.<br \/>\nJigane: Ko-itame and Ko-mokume mixed with fine chikei.<br \/>\nHamon: Nie-deki slanted Togari-gunome with Sunagashi and Kinsuji. <\/p>\n<p>Features:<br \/>\nAlthough the appraisal byNBTHK attributed the blade as \u201cprovince unknown,\u201d and therefore the details of the swordsmith remain unclear, this is a well-made work with a powerful and robust shape, well-forged jigane, and an abundance of activity throughout the hamon.<\/p>\n<p>NBTHK Hozon Certificate<br \/>\nAoi-Art estimation Paper<br \/>\nwhole Oshigata<\/p>\n<p>Please note: the price does not include the shipping fees. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2026\/26118-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2026\/26118-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"32%\" height=\"\n32%\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2026\/26118-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2026\/26118-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"17%\" height=\"17%\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2026\/26118-4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2026\/26118-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"23%\" height=\"23%\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2026\/26118paper-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2026\/26118paper-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\u201c60%\" height=\u201c60%\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2026\/26118sayagaki.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2026\/26118sayagaki.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"30%\" height=\"30%\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2026\/26118_p.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aoijapan.com\/img\/sword\/2026\/26118_p.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\u201c70%\u201d height=\u201c70%\u201d \/><\/a>  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ordering Number: AS26118 Katana in Shirasaya with Koshirae (NBTHK Hozon Token) Inscription: Kiyoshige Zou \u6e05\u91cd\u9020 (Shinshinto period, province unknown) We divide works in to Saijo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku,and Regular Saku. This piece is ranked as Jyojyo Saku for Mumei(). Habaki: gold-plated single habaki Blade Length: 69.7cm (27.44in) Curvature: 2.0cm (0.79in) Mekugi-ana: 1 Motohaba: [&#8230;]\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[123,122],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-31661","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","5":"product_cat-katana-en","6":"product_cat-sword-en","8":"first","9":"instock","10":"sold-individually","11":"shipping-taxable","12":"product-type-auction"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/31661","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31661"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=31661"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=31661"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sword-auction.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=31661"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}